Study of the Development of Airports in 145 Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: From Risk to Opportunity

In addition to having to guarantee imperatives of safety, security, adaptability and modernization, air transport must now ensure environmental performance and a very important socio-economic role. The airport is in no way exempt from this rule as a direct interface of this mode of transport with society. It must thus deal with the priority issues of a population aspiring to sustainable and effective development on their quality of life. This necessarily imposes new constraints on airport managers in terms of mastering impacts, governance of airport activity as well as communication with local residents and the territorial communities of implantation. The consideration of social and environmental concerns, almost absent from the debates during the creation of the majority of airports, constitutes today a responsibility and a major challenge for airport managers. Societal issues thus contribute to a more global appreciation of airport performance and allow rethinking the place of the modern airport in the city. The theme: " Study of the development of Airports in 145 territories of the Republic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: from Risk to Opportunity " consists of an analysis of the current management of the airports in 145 territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, their operation, and the states of airport infrastructures, in order to determine and implement a new management strategy focused on the development of airports by Provinces and Territories. The objective is to establish a contribution to the analysis and reflection on the development of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by fostering a debate on the possibilities and solutions to be implemented to ensure the development and sustainability of airports locally within the framework of air transport.